Many of the mostly-young people committing crimes seemed to be further encouraged by the celebrity; most were not concerned or failed to recognize they were being captured on all kinds of cameras and social media.

Facebook and Twitter up to date on the latest breaking news

Social media was used by friends and relatives to let others know they were okay

Facebook was used to let people know that various bridges were shut down and give alternate routes

Twitter was used by the mayor to give status updates

Hospitals were using Twitter to tell the public they were at capacity and not to come in

Spread rumors of a death

City of Vancouver newsroom with news releases and instructions for volunteer cleanup

Vancouver Police Department newsroom with news releases and instructions for citizens to submit video and photos of vandalism and crime for police investigation

Mainstream media news coverage of the riot, the cleanup and of the embarrassment playing on national and global media

Extensive blogging and analysis by residents and bloggers near and far

Flickr features hundreds of dramatic photo uploads

Twitter coverage continues minute by minute and trends on several related topics

Numerous Facebook walls suggest visitors identify pictures and video of those committing crimes; a lynch mob mentality seems to prevail in many comments

Full page newspaper ads run in both daily newspapers by pop singer and Vancouver resident Michael Buble and The Bay department store, each thanking volunteers and encouraging pride in the city

YouTube video clips of the riot are receiving tens of thousands of views; several have more than 130,000 views already

Mainstream media and their social media sites continue coverage and post-riot analysis

Some of the blog posts are as passionate and well-written as any journalism anywhere

Police continue to use social media for investigation

Some riot participants have posted online apologies publicly or anonymously and others have begun turning themselves in to police

The Bay department store held a free morning pancake breakfast to thank cleanup volunteers who were invited through social media

The latest development has been a series of widely-circulated public apologies in both mainstream and social media. The efforts have drawn applause and criticism as well as the expected deluge of vigilante-type comments.

Christopher Schneider, a UBC sociologist and expert in criminology and social media, said the massive online reaction to the Vancouver riots is unprecedented and potentially as groundbreaking as WikiLeaks.

“There will be a lot of fallout, and we will probably see a lot of case law coming out of this.”

The group that flipped the first car is the same group that was chanting “Let’s go riot, let’s go riot” early in the first period of the game. [National Post, June 18, 2011. page A25, Jennifer Kennedy, Vancouver]. The riot began to take shape at the last five minutes of the third period of the hockey game, with some spectators throwing objects at the large screens at the viewing area. By 7:30pm, pockets of activity began to take hold as various fans and people in attendance began setting fire to Boston Bruin flags.[1] Soon afterwards, rioters overturned and set fire to two vehicles in front of the main Canada Post headquarters, and there were reports of similar car fires in a nearby car park. In total, 15 cars were burned, including two police cars. Windows were smashed in various department stores, a bank and many businesses along the West Georgia corridor. One man was taken to hospital in critical condition after he attempted to jump from the Georgia Viaduct onto another platform and fell.[5] Police say several fans wearing Canucks attire poured seven jerrycans filled with gasoline over a black Honda Civic parked in front of the stadium.[citation needed] In a nearby parking lot, two Vancouver Police squad cars were also set on fire.[6][7][8][9] Several hundred attendants were attempting to leave after a showing of the Broadway musical Wicked but were trapped and remained inside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, which was situated in the riot zone.[10][11] By midnight, the majority of the crowd had dispersed. The Vancouver Police Department made well over 100 arrests during the riot. 85 people were arrested for breach of peace, eight for public intoxication and eight for breaking and entering, assault or theft.[4]